Here's our little angel all decked out in her cute dress (thank you A. Ruth!) and girly accessories! After a rather difficult few weeks, Talia is beginning to settle a little easier at nights and now has a vague semblance of a daily routine although this is often at the mercy of her older Bro who is in the throes of his Terrible Two's. We can't blame him for his tantrums tho -- it's a natural part of growing up and learning how to manage some complex emotions and while wanting to assert his newly developing self-will and after countless reminders from us, he is showing signs of being able to control himself for a good part of the day!
There are still good days & rough ones, but our little girl is blossoming into quite a cute stage of babyhood. She has quite a disarming smile and has even started laughing on good days! She is starting to get rather heavy tho' and all the rocking & carrying is starting to get quite difficult (esp in the wee hours of the morning......) Unlike Ethan who used to drink himself to sleep in a milk-induced stupor, Talia's tummy seems a little more delicate and she's usually still quite awake after a feed necessitating some help from us to send her into Dreamland....
There are certain precious and poignant moments that remind you of the important things in life. Over the Christmas and New Year season, I took some leave to spend lazy time with the family and it was fantastic. We didn't go anywhere expensive - just spent days out with the family having fun together. We went on a very simple picnic that day, but the memories were priceless! The cool breeze bathed us, Ethan's laughter rang in my ears and I thought, "Yes, this is one of the truly important things in life."
We brought along some friends with their kids for the picnic that day. Sharon loves taking photos of babies, so she was having a grand time photographing Talia from head to toe!
